O'Connor v. Zavaritis
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for the death of the plaintiff's intestate, alleged to have been caused by the defendant’s negligence, brought to the Superior Court in New London County and tried to the jury before Warner, J.; verdict for the plaintiff for $10,000, which the trial court refused to set aside as against the evL dence, and from this decision and from the judgment rendered on the verdict the defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtGager, J.
This action is brought by the administrator of his deceased wife to recover damages for her death, claimed to have been caused by the negligence of the defendant in driving a heavy, seven-passenger touring car upon Thames Street in Groton at an excessive and dangerous rate of speed, striking the deceased from the rear with such force as to throw her some sixty feet ahead, and then running over her with both right-hand wheels, causing such injuries that she died about half or three-quarters of an hour later.
The defendant offered no evidence. The jury rendered a verdict for the plaintiff for…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Nelson v. Branford Lighting & Water Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1903
- Broughel v. Southern New England Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1901
- Lane v. United Electric Light & Water Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1915
- Hesse v. Meriden, Southington & Compounce Tramway Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1903
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